Cole Tucker (actor)

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Born
Richard Allen Karp

(1953-10-23)October 23, 1953[1]
New York City, United States
DiedJune 7, 2015(2015-06-07) (aged 61)
Palm Springs, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]

Richard Allen Karp[2] (October 23, 1953 – June 7, 2015), better known by his stage name Cole Tucker, was an American actor in gay pornography. Tucker was born in New York.[1] He started making appearances in gay pornography in 1996 at the age of 43, previously working as a realtor.[3] In 1998, he appeared in Sex/Life in L.A. Jochen Hick's adult documentary about the sex lives of the men who make L.A. adult movies.[4] In 1999, he revealed in a story published in the London Standard that he was HIV-positive and also had a relationship with former British Conservative Party MEP Tom Spencer.[5]

In 2000 he was one of the celebrity gay porn stars taking part in the "Pillage & Plunder" cruise to benefit Pride Tampa Bay.[6][7] He was involved with South African TV director Ken Kirsten and they lived in Johannesburg. Kirsten was shot dead in 2006 outside their home one Sunday evening in April-no police investigation was carried out - Karp left South Africa shortly after the shooting. He died of an AIDS-related illness on June 7, 2015 in Palm Springs.

Awards[]

  • 1997 Men in Video Awards (Probie) winner of Best Top.[8]
  • 1998 Men in Video Awards (Probie) winner of Best Actor.[9]
  • 1998 Grabby Awards winner Best performer.[10][11]
  • 1998 GayVN Awards winner of Gay performer of the year and Best supporting actor.[12]
  • 2000 GayVN Awards winner of Special Achievement Award for AIDS causes.[13]
  • 2000 Grabby Awards Hall of Fame.[14]

See also[]

  • List of male performers in gay porn films

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Tucker/gender=male Tom Tucker at the Internet Adult Film Database
  2. ^ Iris Blocks (June 11, 2015). "Retired Gay Star Cole Tucker Dead at Age 61". AVN. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  3. ^ Weitzer, Ronald John (2000), Sex for sale: prostitution, pornography, and the sex industry, Routledge, p. 56, ISBN 978-0-415-92295-1
  4. ^ H., W. "Sex Life in L.A., directed by Jochen Hick | Film review". Time Out London. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  5. ^ HIV porn actor claims affair with Tory MEP[dead link], from Evening Standard, date February 12, 1999
  6. ^ "Tampa Bay Coalition Home". Tampabaycoalition.com. Archived from the original on 2011-02-02. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
  7. ^ "Avn - Porn Stars Cruise - The High Seas, That Is…". Business.avn.com. 20 January 2000. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
  8. ^ "Probe - Men in Video Awards 1997". Adam Gay Video Directory / Rainbow Collexion. Archived from the original on 2009-04-15. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
  9. ^ "Probe - Men in Video Awards 1998". Rainbowcollexion.com. Archived from the original on 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
  10. ^ "1998 Grabby Awards Winners". Grabbys. Archived from the original on June 4, 2004.
  11. ^ "Grabby Award Winners 1999". Rainbow Collexion / Grabbys. Archived from the original on 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
  12. ^ "GayVN awards list of past winners (use drop-lists for year)". Archived from the original on 2009-02-19.
  13. ^ "GayVN Awards Past Winners". AVN. Archived from the original on 2009-02-19. (1999 on drop-down list)
  14. ^ "The 9th Annual (1999) Grabby Award". Grabbys. 27 May 2000. Archived from the original on 4 June 2004.

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